043. Bring Them Home
A few episodes ago, we left thousands of Venetians languishing in makeshift Byzantine prisons. As the fires of history burned their way through the 1170s, those hostages could have been forgiven for f...
29 Dec 202533min
Casanova Part 7. Metamorphosis
Approaching his 21st birthday, Casanova's fortunes are in the gutter, and his behaviour is in the sewer. After one criminal escapade too many he's lucky to still be a free man, and he needs to reform ...
22 Dec 202546min
042. Just Making Stuff Up
After Barbarossa’s defeat against the army of the Lombard League in May 1176, the search was on for a suitable location to hold peace talks between the Emperor and the Pope. And in 1177, Venice ended ...
15 Dec 202547min
Update and Intelligent Speech Promo
We're a few days late with our regular episode this week due to illness, but we needed to tell you about the Intelligent Speech conference, where we'll be joining a whole host of other history podcast...
10 Dec 20254min
041. Redbeard Falling
Our crossover trilogy concludes with the story of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa's Italian campaign of 1174-76. Once more, we are joined by our podcasting friends Mike (A History of Italy) and Dirk (His...
3 Dec 20251h 14min
040. Everything's Coming Up Barba-Roses
In the second of our Barbarossa 3-parter, we're joined again by Mike (A History of Italy) and Dirk (History of the Germans). By the end of the 1150s, the plans of Western Emperor Frederick Barbarossa ...
26 Nov 202546min
039. Redbeard Rising
We've been focused on Venice's explosive relations with Constantinople recently, but the situation on her doorstep in Italy is just as dramatic. So this week, we turn our focus to the new Western Empe...
19 Nov 202547min
038. Revenge Deferred
Thousands of ordinary Venetian merchants have suddenly been imprisoned and bankrupted by the Byzantine Emperor. The city’s leaders need to act quickly and decisively. Within months, a new fleet has be...
12 Nov 202532min
